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| − | <br>'''The Mystery of a Narwhal Tusk'''
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| − | <br>'''Good topic name! Slight edit''': The Mystery of a Narwhal's Tusk
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>Many assume that the tusk or horn of a Narwhal is used as a weapon, but scientists are now claiming that these tusks can be used as a mating signal.
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>--'''Great sentence! Edited for word choice and capitalization; remember we don’t capitalize a word unless it is a proper noun!''': Many people assume that a narwhal uses its tusk or horn as a weapon but scientists are now claiming that the tusks can be used as a mating signal.
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>Not much is known about a Narwhal tusk because it is hard to study them in the wild.
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>--'''Good! Again, edited for improper capitalization''': Not much is known about a narwhal tusk because it is hard to study the narwhal in the wild.
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>They decided to compare the overall whale size to the tusk size in order to provide evidence, depending on the disproportionate growth of the sexual trait.
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>--'''Edited for word choice''': Scientists decided to compare the overall narwhal size to the tusk size in order to provide evidence, and the comparison depended on the disproportionate growth of the sexual trait.
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>Scientists studied 250 male narwhals, finding out that males of the same size had varied tusk sizes from a foot to at least 8 feet.
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>--'''Edited for word choice''': Scientists studied 250 male narwhals and discovered that males of the same size had tusk size that varied from a foot to more than eight feet.
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>This may be evidence for a communication structure, but since it has been observed that there are scars on narwhals, there is always the chance that it has been used as a weapon.
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>--'''Great concluding sentence!'''
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>Original Paragraph:
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>The Mystery of a Narwhal Tusk
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>Many assume that the tusk or horn of a Narwhal is used as a weapon, but scientists are now claiming that these tusks can be used as a mating signal. Not much is known about a Narwhal tusk because it is hard to study them in the wild. They decided to compare the overall whale size to the tusk size in order to provide evidence, depending on the disproportionate growth of the sexual trait. Scientists studied 250 male narwhals, finding out that males of the same size had varied tusk sizes from a foot to at least 8 feet. This may be evidence for a communication structure, but since it has been observed that there are scars on narwhals, there is always the chance that it has been used as a weapon.
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>Edited Paragraph:
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>The Mystery of a Narwhal’s Tusk
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| − | <code><nowiki><br></nowiki></code>Many people assume that a narwhal uses its tusk or horn as a weapon but scientists are now claiming that the tusks can be used as a mating signal. Not much is known about a narwhal tusk because it is hard to study the narwhal in the wild. Scientists decided to compare the overall narwhal size to the tusk size in order to provide evidence, and the comparison depended on the disproportionate growth of the sexual trait.Scientists studied 250 male narwhals and discovered that males of the same size had tusk size that varied from a foot to more than eight feet. This may be evidence for a communication structure, but since it has been observed that there are scars on narwhals, there is always the chance that it has been used as a weapon.
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